J.J. Foley's Cafe

117 East Berkeley, Boston, MA 02118

Passed re-check · May 1, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected May 1, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Apr 21, 2026.
  • Passed 8 of 16 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils, cited 5 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
  • 10 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 16 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed May 1

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Apr 21

    Inspection

    8 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
    • Minor Receptacles
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures
    • Minor Light bulbs protective shielding
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
  4. 2025
  5. Passed May 16

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed May 9

    Inspection

    6 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
    • Critical Discarding or reconditioning unsafe adulterated or contaminated food
    • Minor Cleaning receptacles
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces

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